Churn



UNITED STATES.

PATENT OEEICE.

HENRY KEAN, `OF KINNICKINNICK, WISCONSIN.

CHURN.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,598, dated May 1,1883.

` Applicationled June 7,1882. (No model.)

To allwhom it may concern:

Beit known that I, HENRY KEAN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Kinnickin` ing is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists in a churn embodying certain details of improvedconstruction, which are hereinafter described, and specilically pointedout in the claims. y

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view, and Fig. 2 an end view, of achurn embodying my invention. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section,and Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on line l l in Fig. 3.

The churn is preferably nearly or quite cylindrical, being composedmainly of the body A, ends B and C and cover D. The body A isV formedot' several pieces, a. Each of these pieces is of the `'curved form, andthey are tongued and grooved together, being drawn closely to each otherand held firmly in place by means of bolts b. fThese bolts also passthrough the ends `B and C and 'through the legs E, as shown. Thus theparts of the body, ends, and legs are securely held in position andclosely joined by the bolts and nuts c. Each of the pieces c is formedof two parts, halved together at or near the bottom of the churn, asshown at d,"such construction economiziug stock. The cover D is alsomade of several curved pieces, e, tongued and grooved, and held togetherby bolts or screws f, passing through the same. There are cross-piecesor ledges g fastened longitudinally along the upper edges of the body A.A portion of one edge face ofthe cover D is cut away, forming anair-space, h, when the cover is in place. Each arm F ot' the-flasher isV-shaped, having the sharp edge i at the front, as the arm will commonlytravel, and a; groove, j, at the rear. This shape and the groove tend tocause greater motion of the liquid and to mingle air therewith. ThearmsF are fastened to or'shaped to be driven in the axle or shaft G.This axle is supported at oneend on the point of a screw l or pin, k,and at the other end on the squared or angular end of a shaft, II. Thisshaft passes through the bearing and stuffing-box I, and through a standor strap, J, fastened on the outside of the churn, so as to leave aspace between it and the end of the churn. There is a pinion, K, on theshaft H, between the strap J and box I. This pinion and shaft may have aslight endwise motion when the-latch L is raised. This latch is pivotedat l, and when down fills the space between the strap J and pinion K. Byraising this latch and pulling the shaft H endwise outward by means ofthe knob m, the angular end 'of this shaft is withdrawn from the endformed to receive and c'ouform to the end of shaft H of the axle G, andthe dasher may be removed from the churn. The latch L, when down, willkeep the angular end of shaft H in end of axle G, and the dasher may berevolved by means of the shaft H. On another shaft, n, is a gear, M,which engages with the pinion K and a crank, N. The stuft'- ing-boxconsists of the part o', fixed y to the churn, and a cap, p, to screwthereon. Hemp or other suitable material, q, wound around p, preventsthe escape of the liquid at this place. A plug, o, is inserted in oneside near the bottom of churn, by withdrawing which the churn may heemptied of liquid. In the upper part of oneV side is fixed a small glassplate, 0.

I claim as my inventionl. A churn in which both the body and cover areformed of several curved` pieces, tongued and grooved together, andhaving 'bolts or screws which extend through said curved pieces in adirection longitudinal with the body or case, substantially as show nand described.

2. The combination ot' body A, of several curved pieces, ends B and O,legs E, and bolts b, extending through said curved pieces, ends, andlegs, substantially as set forth.

HENRY KEAN.

Witnesses FRANK DENNIS, MIKE CAEEREY.

the shaft and compressed by means of the cap l

